BoneMRI to be used for 3D-printed implants

A research consortium has been granted € 850.000 to develop patients specific orthopedic tools and implants.

Utrecht, December 16th, 2016 – The public-private partnership between UMC Utrecht, MRIguidance, Zimmer Biomet, Xilloc and fablab Protospace has received a research grant for their joint research project “Accelerating Mass Personalization in Orthopedics facilitated by Machine Learning and Bone MRI-based Digital Fabrication”. MRIguidance is participating with it’s proprietary technology BoneMRI that allows for radiation free bone imaging, removing further barriers for the development of 3D print techniques in orthopedics. In the coming four years, three PhD’s and one post-doc will work in the UMC Utrecht on the integral process from imaging of the patient, to production of the tools and implants and the clinical validation. These scientists will work in close collaboration with the private partners in the consortium. This will ensure that the research will be translated to be used for the benefit of orthopedic patients in hospitals. Topsectors HTSM, ICT en Creatieve Industrie have made available € 3,6 million for research projects from public-private partnerships in the field of Smart Industry. The projects should contribute to the roadmap Smart Industry of HTSM, the Commit2Data community of ICT and the CLICK.NL Agenda of Creative Industry. Six projects has been granted a financial contribution, of thich the “Accelerating Mass Personalization in Orthopedics facilitated by Machine Learning and Bone MRI-based Digital Fabrication” project is the only project focussing on healthcare.

Utrecht, February 2026 – MRIguidance has released a new update to BoneMRI, making the solution easier to use across the hospital workflow while expanding compatibility with scanners, systems, and IT environments.

A key feature of the release is new stitching functionality, which allows clinicians to generate combined anatomical regions of e.g. the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, into a single, continuous image, providing total spine views. This enables assessment of pathology across multiple spinal regions without switching between image series, which might improve clinical confidence by visualizing anatomical relationships in one comprehensive view, and reduce interpretation time by eliminating manual cross-referencing between sub-regions.

The update also introduces extended compatibility across imaging platforms and infrastructure. BoneMRI now supports pelvic region imaging across the full range of GE, Siemens, and Philips MRI scanners at both 1.5T and 3T. In addition, the software expands support for Enhanced DICOM processing and is now compatible with Windows Server 2025 OS via the MRIguidance Gateway.

These improvements enhance interoperability with MRI scanners and DICOM inputs, simplify coordination with hospital IT departments, and broaden anatomical and vendor coverage to support smoother clinical adoption.

The release also includes additional support and security enhancements.

The latest BoneMRI update benefits radiologists, MR technologists, IT teams, and surgeons, further strengthening BoneMRI’s role in efficient, radiation-free bone imaging across clinical workflows.

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